“Oh, no. He’s telling that story again.” “Mom….he’s telling that story again.” Well, of course I am. That’s the beauty of a story like that….it hangs around forever. That’s a good thing. When my daughter was born….20 years ago today….the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Man. I love Patagonia products. I love the catalogs that advertise their products. I love how they’re promoted….how socially and environmentally conscious the company is….how the clothing looks….how long it lasts. It’s a cool company. But, dang….it’s so expensive. That’s … Continue reading
Dean Potter died the other day. I suppose that some people would look at the type of activities he did and think that he had a death wish. Watch that first video…he didn’t have a death wish. Maybe what he had … Continue reading
When you clean one corner of your house, unless you take the clutter completely away….unless you figure out how to completely remove it….only if you don’t move it into another corner of another room….only….someone’s going to notice the new dirty … Continue reading
Amsterdam may be nice…but we’re going bike riding at an AMERICAN park this morning. That’s pretty darn good, too….huh? … Continue reading
Not everyone I know is very supportive of the Rails to Trails idea. I know people who say that we can’t tear up the tracks…that when Armageddon comes, we’ll want to get the trains back up and running to carry … Continue reading
I used to go to something called the “hurt book sale” at Rich’s when I lived in Atlanta. They sold remaindered books….slightly damaged books….books of limited interest. It was my kind of book sale….bunches of cheap books. When I was … Continue reading
So….I’m wondering how to get some extra money to rent a giant dumpster again….so I can continue to clean out the little bit of property (comparatively “little”) we bought up the road from where we live now. I’m thinking about … Continue reading
Forget Amsterdam….check this video out!! Dubai is supposed to be pretty hot….but look at these guys riding the bicycles!! Lifestyles of the Rich and Two-Wheeled. Here’s another one….who would have thought that there’d be so many bike shops in Dubai? … Continue reading
The first time I heard David Wilcox, I was at a friend’s house in the mountains up in Weaverville, enjoying dinner….wondering who we were listening to on their little boombox….who it was who was playing music inside that little plastic … Continue reading